Vespa

genus of insects
Taxon taxon Q334422
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Vespa

Summary

Vespa is a taxon[1]. Vespa ranks in the top 0.15% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (16,158 views/month, #300 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Vespa's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Vespa is classified at the rank of genus[4].
  • Vespa is classified within Vespinae[5].
  • Under binomial nomenclature, Vespa is Vespa[6].
  • Vespa's Commons category is recorded as Vespa[7].
  • Vespa's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Vespa by Common Names[8].
  • Vespa's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Vespa[9].
  • Vespa's described by source is recorded as Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[10].
  • Vespa's described by source is recorded as The Domestic Encyclopædia; Or, A Dictionary Of Facts, And Useful Knowledge[11].
  • Vespa is commonly known as geithamser[12].
  • Vespa is commonly known as sršen[13].
  • Vespa's different from is recorded as Hornet[14].
  • Vespa's taxon author citation is recorded as Linnaeus, 1758[15].

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Classification

Vespa's scientific name is Vespa[6]. Vespa is classified at the rank of genus[4]. Vespa belongs to the parent taxon Vespinae[5]. Recorded taxon common name include geithamser[12] and sršen[13].

Identifiers

Vespa's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 54328[16]. Vespa's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 7443[17]. Vespa's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 33038[18]. Vespa's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 1311334[19]. Vespa's ITIS TSN is recorded as 154272[20].

Why It Matters

Vespa ranks in the top 0.15% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (16,158 views/month, #300 of 195,241).[2] Vespa has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[21] Vespa is known by 51 alternative names across languages and contexts.[22]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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  18. [15] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [21] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [22] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). Vespa. Retrieved May 3, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/hornet
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BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_hornet_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{Vespa}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/hornet}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
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  1. 17d ago · Mrwdat3 · 2026-08-30 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Insects (insecta) of the world id 913371
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P7224]]: 913371, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/269824|batch #269824]]"
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